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Rely not on your wealth;
say not: "I have the power."
Rely not on your strength
in following the desires of your heart.
Say not: "Who can prevail against me?"
or, "Who will subdue me for my deeds?"
for the Most High bides his time.
-Sirach 5:1-8
say not: "I have the power."
Rely not on your strength
in following the desires of your heart.
Say not: "Who can prevail against me?"
or, "Who will subdue me for my deeds?"
for the Most High bides his time.
-Sirach 5:1-8
February 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Rely not on your wealth;
say not: "I have the power."
Rely not on your strength
in following the desires of your heart.
Say not: "Who can prevail against me?"
or, "Who will subdue me for my deeds?"
for the Most High bides his time.
-Sirach 5:1-8
say not: "I have the power."
Rely not on your strength
in following the desires of your heart.
Say not: "Who can prevail against me?"
or, "Who will subdue me for my deeds?"
for the Most High bides his time.
-Sirach 5:1-8
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Wheaton’s social media post about alumnus and Project 2025 architect Russell Vought has led to two open letters that reveal competing interpretations of Christian values.
Wheaton College clash over Russell Vought escalates, exposing evangelical fault lines
(RNS) — The college’s social media post about alumnus and Project 2025 architect Russell Vought has led to two open letters that reveal competing interpretations of Christian values.
religionnews.com
February 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Wheaton’s social media post about alumnus and Project 2025 architect Russell Vought has led to two open letters that reveal competing interpretations of Christian values.
This is a fair statement of equity from 'Principles First' conservative organization in the US trying to bring civility back to the GOP: "We believe the pursuit of happiness requires a fair shot at success, but does not guarantee a particular outcome."
February 23, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This is a fair statement of equity from 'Principles First' conservative organization in the US trying to bring civility back to the GOP: "We believe the pursuit of happiness requires a fair shot at success, but does not guarantee a particular outcome."
All over this culture, you have people moving from disempowerment to what I call individual empowerment: ‘I was weak, now I’m strong, go f—- yourself.’ How do we reclaim social empowerment? - Terry Real
February 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
All over this culture, you have people moving from disempowerment to what I call individual empowerment: ‘I was weak, now I’m strong, go f—- yourself.’ How do we reclaim social empowerment? - Terry Real
From Ireland, to Spain, to Quebec, close church partnership with state interests has compromised the church’s witness and accelerated secularization. - Brendan Hodge
February 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
From Ireland, to Spain, to Quebec, close church partnership with state interests has compromised the church’s witness and accelerated secularization. - Brendan Hodge
globalnews.ca/news/1102788... Wow. I'm taking notice of this modern day prophet!
Former NFL punter Chris Kluwe arrested after calling MAGA a ‘Nazi movement’ - National | Globalnews.ca
'MAGA is profoundly corrupt, unmistakably anti-democracy and most importantly, MAGA is explicitly a Nazi movement,' Kluwe, a former punter for the Minnesota Vikings, said.
globalnews.ca
February 23, 2025 at 2:02 AM
globalnews.ca/news/1102788... Wow. I'm taking notice of this modern day prophet!
www.usatoday.com/story/sports... When Canadians boo the American anthrm they are doing it in protest. When Americans boo the Canadian anthem, they are doing it just to be assholes.
Opinion: US athletes now treated as ugly Americans, thanks to President Trump
American teams playing games in Canada are already facing hostile crowds due to President Trump's treatment of our closest neighbor.
www.usatoday.com
February 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
www.usatoday.com/story/sports... When Canadians boo the American anthrm they are doing it in protest. When Americans boo the Canadian anthem, they are doing it just to be assholes.
“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much, it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” Spoken by one president, rejected entirely by another.
February 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much, it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” Spoken by one president, rejected entirely by another.
The Real Reasons for the DEI Backlash. And Some Solutions via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/02...
The Real Reasons for the DEI Backlash. And Some Solutions | The Tyee
UBC prof Camellia Bryan says traditionally favoured groups can feel threatened by diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
thetyee.ca
February 11, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The Real Reasons for the DEI Backlash. And Some Solutions via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/02...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... If this is the president Americans want, then boycott America. Trump is as dangerous as Putin.
Fears grow Trump has unleashed global trade war as Canada, Mexico and China retaliate | First Thing
Wall Street Journal calls Trump’s tariffs the ‘dumbest trade war in history’. Plus, Beyoncé wins best album at Grammys
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... If this is the president Americans want, then boycott America. Trump is as dangerous as Putin.
"“Our peaceful trading partners are not our enemies; they are our allies. We should beware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends — weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world — all while cynically waving the American flag." - R. Reagan
Braid: Bring on the day when furious countries refuse to trade with U.S.
Trump is playing with forces far stronger than he expects - Canada and other nations should band into a rival trading bloc
calgaryherald.com
February 2, 2025 at 5:22 AM
"“Our peaceful trading partners are not our enemies; they are our allies. We should beware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends — weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world — all while cynically waving the American flag." - R. Reagan
I tend to think both Bonhoeffer and Dallas Willard was right, the whole western church is guilty of co-opting Jesus into our various images; the enduring lesson of Jesus insisting he remain hidden so his message remain clear, ie the 'Messianic Secret'
January 31, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I tend to think both Bonhoeffer and Dallas Willard was right, the whole western church is guilty of co-opting Jesus into our various images; the enduring lesson of Jesus insisting he remain hidden so his message remain clear, ie the 'Messianic Secret'
blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb... A heavy article, but explains alot of how social theorues are being re written in the strange reality we live in today. Personally, there is a simpler way to explain it - the nation is driven by greed.
Late Fascism: Race, Capitalism and the Politics of Crisis – review
In Late Fascism: Race, Capitalism and the Politics of Crisis, Alberto Toscano unpacks the rise of contemporary far-right movements that have emerged amid capitalist crises and appropriated liberal …
blogs.lse.ac.uk
January 23, 2025 at 5:01 AM
blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb... A heavy article, but explains alot of how social theorues are being re written in the strange reality we live in today. Personally, there is a simpler way to explain it - the nation is driven by greed.
19thnews.org/2025/01/phot... We can expect Trump's speechwriters to coopt King's words into a pithy sanctimonious sound bite. It will be a painful sound of Americans' betrayal to King's dream. Tomorrow the nation will be indicted. Trump is merely the false prophet who offered the golden calf.
History echoes: Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision meets Trump’s America
The King holiday coincides with Inauguration Day — a stark reminder of the duality of our democracy.
19thnews.org
January 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
19thnews.org/2025/01/phot... We can expect Trump's speechwriters to coopt King's words into a pithy sanctimonious sound bite. It will be a painful sound of Americans' betrayal to King's dream. Tomorrow the nation will be indicted. Trump is merely the false prophet who offered the golden calf.
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OPINION: I hope both Trump and Congress will recommit themselves to President Carter’s signature program, which has been a stunning success both in keeping our nation safe and our economy resilient.
The Refugee Act is among President Carter’s greatest legacies. Let's protect it.
(RNS) — The future of resettlement is tenuous under President-elect Trump, who has pledged to suspend refugee admissions ‘on Day 1.’
religionnews.com
January 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
OPINION: I hope both Trump and Congress will recommit themselves to President Carter’s signature program, which has been a stunning success both in keeping our nation safe and our economy resilient.
Grandstanding: The Use and Abuse of Moral Talk g.co/kgs/2cyYyrm This should be mandatory raading for every politician who takes office.
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January 16, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Grandstanding: The Use and Abuse of Moral Talk g.co/kgs/2cyYyrm This should be mandatory raading for every politician who takes office.
Canada as a 51st state? Republicans would never win another general election ca.news.yahoo.com/canada-51st-... I hate giving air to Trump rhetoric, but this article offers a good reason why his followers might want to tell him to shut up and focus on their own country.
Canada as a 51st state? Republicans would never win another general election
Canada as the 51st state would doom the Republican Party. If Donald Trump cannot understand he’s taunting useful U.S. allies with annexation threats, he could at least follow his electoral instincts.
ca.news.yahoo.com
January 8, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Canada as a 51st state? Republicans would never win another general election ca.news.yahoo.com/canada-51st-... I hate giving air to Trump rhetoric, but this article offers a good reason why his followers might want to tell him to shut up and focus on their own country.
religionnews.com/2024/12/12/b... I must agree with this article - too little, too late. Their hope is that President-elect Trump will act in its recommendations. Good luck. Once again, people put misplaced hope in politicians to resolve generational hatred.
Biden administration releases strategy for fighting Islamophobia
(RNS) — The 67-page strategy was released one month before Biden leaves office and amid heightened tensions with the Muslim American community over the administration's steadfast support for Israel in...
religionnews.com
December 21, 2024 at 6:03 PM
religionnews.com/2024/12/12/b... I must agree with this article - too little, too late. Their hope is that President-elect Trump will act in its recommendations. Good luck. Once again, people put misplaced hope in politicians to resolve generational hatred.
Wow. That's an indicting statement.
When historians chronicle America’s most enduring dilemma - racism - they should never forget how Americans were willing to accept treason from their white President rather than health care from the black one.
December 11, 2024 at 6:14 AM
Wow. That's an indicting statement.
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vulnerable topic but:
for my life, I've struggled with accepting myself as black
growing up dealing with racism from white kids, and alienation from other black kids cuz I "act white" really did a lot of damage to my self esteem.
for my life, I've struggled with accepting myself as black
growing up dealing with racism from white kids, and alienation from other black kids cuz I "act white" really did a lot of damage to my self esteem.
December 9, 2024 at 6:18 PM
vulnerable topic but:
for my life, I've struggled with accepting myself as black
growing up dealing with racism from white kids, and alienation from other black kids cuz I "act white" really did a lot of damage to my self esteem.
for my life, I've struggled with accepting myself as black
growing up dealing with racism from white kids, and alienation from other black kids cuz I "act white" really did a lot of damage to my self esteem.
Just came across a thread of very thought-provoking comments on the mindset of 'rural' Americans. Need to listen more to those whose lives are entwined in the environment that supports these political agendas.
Any help you give, zero-sum thinkers see it as a loss. That’s why Trump won. He didn’t promise them prosperity. He promised them punishment.
I live in Georgia. Our Senators pushed tons of rural initiatives. Rural areas got plenty of projects.
What won is zero-sum thinking on the culture war.
I live in Georgia. Our Senators pushed tons of rural initiatives. Rural areas got plenty of projects.
What won is zero-sum thinking on the culture war.
December 11, 2024 at 6:05 AM
Just came across a thread of very thought-provoking comments on the mindset of 'rural' Americans. Need to listen more to those whose lives are entwined in the environment that supports these political agendas.
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OPINION: Religious leaders can model and teach healthy curiosity, thoughtfulness and how to disagree well from a position of understanding.
How do pastors lead amid cultural division?
(RNS) — Leaders in these times need to be curious about those we're trying to reach and to grow in our ability to disagree well.
religionnews.com
December 10, 2024 at 3:30 PM
OPINION: Religious leaders can model and teach healthy curiosity, thoughtfulness and how to disagree well from a position of understanding.
I'm on a mission to promote what TRULY defines the heart of the Christian Gospel. This is a good start. Buried three layers beneath the surface of the US Catholic bishops website. It needs the light! www.usccb.org/offices/just...
Catholic Social Teaching
Catholic social teaching is a central and essential element of our faith. Its roots are in the Hebrew prophets who announced God's special love for the poor ...
www.usccb.org
December 9, 2024 at 12:52 AM
I'm on a mission to promote what TRULY defines the heart of the Christian Gospel. This is a good start. Buried three layers beneath the surface of the US Catholic bishops website. It needs the light! www.usccb.org/offices/just...
